Mod FAIL!!!

[bkathsalero]

So I just got this little project done, but theres only one problem!! Of course I'm not going to tell you though. Lets see if anybody can figure why It wasn't worth wasting my time doing this. And if it sounds like I'm setting myself up for criticism, AWESOME!!! I like criticism, so anything you got like/hate thouw it at me.

What I know is wrong:
- Calipers don't match motor - My old primary color was blue. now it's red havnt got to them yet
-pvc breather is dumb - my work cars pcv vacuum line broke and my car had the transplant
-front bumper is f-ed - put to much primer on in paint - going for paint in the winter
- There is no wiper cowl - I'm replacing the motor
-I know everything going to the air box is unplugged - I just pulled it off and forgot to plug in before the pics
-and a whole list of other crap

WHAT DO YOU SEE THATS GOOD/BAD
So here it is:

[Redog]

You have either a shaved intake mani, or the sucky one from the minivan.

I think I see the 3400 SFI, so that's a good thing. If it's the minivan mani, that's bad

[bkathsalero]

/\/\ just a really have ass shave I did - keep them comming :lol:

[TdotAlero]

Pontiac rims :lol:

[Redog]

I see the breather filter instead of a PVC valve, not a good idea on the 3400.

Ugly ass red wire loom. I had it, it flaked apart with the heat.

I really don't see anything else wrong. Paint job looks pretty good. Did you get red paint on sale :lol:

[bkathsalero]

yes sir. and my pontiac has olds rims :lol: Had to swap tires last winter so I did it the easy way

And like I said my pontiac needed a pcv line transplant. Did you have the chrome looking wire loom? This stuff I have is dyed into the plastic.

[AleroB888]

Smooooooth!

Alternator needs a little pazazzz... or something like that

[rida125]

How about the power steering fluid container thing, the alternator and that little other thing with the cap up in the left of picture 3. sorry i have no idea what that is or what its called. so i guess now is a good time for somebody to tell me.

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

your missing an IAT sensor, yeah I know you said you unplugged everything going to the air box but it really stands out to me.

[Redog]

yes sir. and my pontiac has olds rims :lol: Had to swap tires last winter so I did it the easy way

And like I said my pontiac needed a pcv line transplant. Did you have the chrome looking wire loom? This stuff I have is dyed into the plastic.

No I never bought the chrome stuff.

After that loom melted on my Delta's engine, I stopped using it.

I use that wire braiding from Painless now, looks pretty sweet IMO

[bkathsalero]

How about the power steering fluid container thing, the alternator and that little other thing with the cap up in the left of picture 3. sorry i have no idea what that is or what its called. so i guess now is a good time for somebody to tell me.

Master cylinder?

[rida125]

Master cylinder?

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/rida125/thingy.jpg

And the thing with the arrow pointing towards it is what i dont know is? and you should paint those three things red along with the black parts of the intake IMO

[[ion] C2]

That would be the brake fluid reservoir. Painting all of that crap red is major overkill. You don't go around painting every single item one color, there has to be contrast.

[rida125]

C2;496168']That would be the brake fluid reservoir. Painting all of that crap red is major overkill. You don't go around painting every single item one color, there has to be contrast.

Thanks, if that was your engine bay right now is that all you would paint? But IMO i would make the spark plug leads black and make any wiring in the engine bay black, and and paint those four things.

[mrmike]

The biggest thing is that you decided to use the lowest quality cameraphone pics that you could find. Seriously, if your camera can't capture the color red properly, it isn't a camera, its more of "This is generally what it looks like but you kinda have to imagine it" machine. It makes the intake manifold look like a hot water bottle. Also +1 on the red loom.. it doesn't look good, and it just flakes off after a few months. I had it too and I replaced it with black stuff again. btw why did you take the cover off of the headers or are those aftermarket?

[[ion] C2]

Wire loom should be black. You don't want to emphasize wires, you want them to be hidden. Makes things look cleaner. That's why people do wire tucks. Less wires there are, the nicer the engine bay tends to look.

What I would do is make everything in your engine bay black and silver... would be hot.

[bkathsalero]

I like the idea of the wire tuck.. Might be my next thing. I also took the manifold heat shield off 1 because it looks like ass, the bolts snapped, and I decided to shave the manifold then. (this was in the process of a head gasket) Anybody realize why this was a fail yet?

[[ion] C2]

No idea what project you did or what's out of place, unfamiliar with the 3400 lol.

[bkathsalero]

The FAIL part is that you can see I live down a gravel road.. The motor won't be that clean in a week :lol: But keep the feedback comming

[[ion] C2]

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[-Alero-]

where the hell is your windshield wiper shroud? whats the story behind that!?

and what did you do with the rear pcv? just put another air filter thing plug?
also did you plug up the pcv inlet on the accordian piece? i cant tell

[bkathsalero]

first read my 1st post for you 1st 2 questions. and yes everything is blocked off

[WhiteV6]

Your intake tube isn't plugged where the PCV went to, letting unmetered air into the intake.

[bkathsalero]

if your talking about the one that is under the throttle cable bracket, it is plugged.

[WhiteV6]

I am talking about the one in the intake tubing between the MAF and the TB.

[bkathsalero]

That hole is plugged by a vacuum line running from the rear valve cover. If you look close in pic 3 you can see the line that runs to it is pulled out. Like I said in my first post I had just recently pulled the air box assembly and forgot to hook everything up b4 the pics

[hok666]

what part number are those MSD ignitions? I wanted to get some..

[WhiteV6]

There is no reason to get different coil packs. The MSD won't do anything but fail quicker than stock.